Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Malta
Malta: Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated was 1,029 kg in 2020. ▲ Rising
Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Malta, 1961–2020
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in kg.
Analysis
Malta recorded 1,029 kg for poultry birds — losses from manure treated in 2020.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.5% on the previous year and down 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Malta peaked at 1,878 kg in 1979 and was at its lowest, 601.35 kg, in 1961.
That places Malta 59th out of 193 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 58 years of available data.
Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Malta, year by year
| Year | kg | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 601.35 kg | — |
| 1962 | 636.6 kg | +5.9% |
| 1963 | 652.73 kg | +2.5% |
| 1964 | 725.14 kg | +11.1% |
| 1965 | 864.92 kg | +19.3% |
| 1966 | 649.31 kg | -24.9% |
| 1967 | 716.09 kg | +10.3% |
| 1968 | 1,201 kg | +67.8% |
| 1969 | 1,203 kg | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 1,293 kg | +7.5% |
| 1971 | 1,516 kg | +17.2% |
| 1972 | 1,360 kg | -10.3% |
| 1973 | 1,337 kg | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 1,104 kg | -17.4% |
| 1975 | 1,178 kg | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 1,328 kg | +12.7% |
| 1977 | 1,458 kg | +9.8% |
| 1978 | 1,516 kg | +3.9% |
| 1979 | 1,878 kg | +23.9% |
| 1980 | 1,471 kg | -21.6% |
| 1981 | 1,791 kg | +21.8% |
| 1982 | 1,593 kg | -11.1% |
| 1983 | 1,434 kg | -10.0% |
| 1984 | 1,390 kg | -3.0% |
| 1985 | 1,390 kg | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1,390 kg | +0.0% |
| 1987 | 1,300 kg | -6.5% |
| 1988 | 1,300 kg | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 1,253 kg | -3.6% |
| 1990 | 1,255 kg | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 1,125 kg | -10.3% |
| 1992 | 1,112 kg | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1,112 kg | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1,112 kg | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 1,148 kg | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 1,110 kg | -3.3% |
| 1997 | 1,113 kg | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1,007 kg | -9.6% |
| 1999 | 1,110 kg | +10.2% |
| 2000 | 1,090 kg | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 1,707 kg | +56.6% |
| 2002 | 1,219 kg | -28.6% |
| 2003 | 1,594 kg | +30.8% |
| 2004 | 1,286 kg | -19.3% |
| 2005 | 1,369 kg | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 1,355 kg | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 1,445 kg | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 1,516 kg | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 1,298 kg | -14.4% |
| 2010 | 1,148 kg | -11.6% |
| 2011 | 1,089 kg | -5.2% |
| 2012 | 1,129 kg | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 1,078 kg | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 1,153 kg | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 1,183 kg | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 1,173 kg | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 1,137 kg | -3.1% |
| 2020 | 1,029 kg | -9.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated in Malta changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +67.8% | 716.09 kg | 1,201 kg |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 805.61 kg | 601.35 kg | 1,203 kg | 9 |
| 1970s | 1,397 kg | 1,104 kg | 1,878 kg | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,431 kg | 1,253 kg | 1,791 kg | 10 |
| 1990s | 1,120 kg | 1,007 kg | 1,255 kg | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,388 kg | 1,090 kg | 1,707 kg | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,136 kg | 1,078 kg | 1,183 kg | 8 |
| 2020s | 1,029 kg | 1,029 kg | 1,029 kg | 1 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.365 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.16 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8269 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Malta?
- Poultry birds — losses from manure treated in Malta was 1,029 kg in 2020, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest poultry birds — losses from manure treated recorded in Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 1,878 kg in 1979.
- What is the lowest poultry birds — losses from manure treated recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 601.35 kg in 1961.
- How does Malta rank for poultry birds — losses from manure treated?
- Malta ranks 59th out of 193 countries with data for 2020.
- Is poultry birds — losses from manure treated rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Poultry Birds — Losses from manure treated (N content). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Livestock Manure domain of FAOSTAT contains estimates of nitrogen (N) inputs to agricultural soils from livestock manure. Data on the N losses to air and water are also disseminated. These estimates are compiled using official FAOSTAT statistics of animal stocks and by applying the internationally approved Guidelines of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Data are available by country, with global coverage and updated annually.The following elements are disseminated: 1) Stocks; 2) Amount excreted in manure (N content); 3) Manure left on pasture (N content); 4) Manure left on pasture that volatilises (N content); 5) Manure left on pasture that leaches (N content); 6) Manure treated (N content); 7) Losses from manure treated (N content); 8) Manure applied to soils (N content); 9) Manure applied to soils that volatilises (N content); 10) Manure applied to soils that leaches (N content).